Author: BIG Bar
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Year Created: 2010s
Description: The Under the Mistletoe is a festive Christmas cocktail that brightens up cranberry and orange with a sparkling finish. Light, refreshing, and easy to sip, it’s a cheerful twist on classic holiday flavors in a simple-to-make built recipe format.
Base Spirit: Gin
Method: Built
Serving Size: 1
Add four cranberries, orange slices, and simple syrup to a highball glass.
Using a muddler, gently muddle cranberries and orange slices in simple syrup for 5-7 seconds.
Add gin and cranberry juice to highball glass.
Fill highball glass with cubed ice.
Top with club soda.
Using a bar spoon, gently stir for 3-5 seconds.
Garnish with remaining three cranberries and thyme sprig.